Where does “Apostrophierung” come from?
Apostrophierung (German) comes from German apostrophieren, from German Apostroph, from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
Apostrophierung (German): apostrophization
Definitions
- apostrophization
Ancestry of “Apostrophierung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | apostrophieren | to apostrophize use an apostrophe |
| 2 | German | Apostroph | apostrophe; inverted comma |
| 3 | French | apostrophe | apostrophe; first/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | apostrŏphus | The symbol '; apostrophe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστροφος | accent of elision |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστρέφω | I turn away |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |